Self Development Charter School (SDCS) continues its tradition of providing an outstanding education for its students, improving its existing programs, and adding new programs.
SDCS is one of the top performing schools in Arizona. Our students are passionate about lifelong learning and achieving academic success. Our faculty team works diligently to prepare students for life in the age of technology.
SDCS is fortunate to have some wonderful faculty members, including Ms. Rachel Hunt, coordinator of the science program at SDCS. “An outstanding education remains the foundation for future opportunities and options,” she stated. Ms. Hunt asserts that knowledge in science and mathematics is critical for success in academics.
Instilling the value of an excellent education can be accomplished through the educator’s personal love and joy of the learning process. “Students are typically inspired by what they experience in a learning-centered classroom,” this coordinator added. SDCS emphasizes a hands-on approach to teaching science.
Ms. Hunt has played a critical role in developing the hands-on approach of the science curriculum at SDCS. For many years, Ms. Hunt has taken her mobile science laboratory from classroom to classroom, from first grade to middle school. Her passion for her subject matter can only be compared with her drive to help her SDCS students achieve academic success.
Ms. Hunt’s classroom environment is conducive to learning critical thinking skills, solving problems and being creative. The classroom instructions are purposefully designed to address specific cognitive processes to hone students’ higher-level thinking. Her students’ everyday classroom experiences include reasoning, analyzing, evaluating, synthesizing and reflection.
The teaching approach practiced by Ms. Hunt includes the flexible grouping of students for maximum learning, and focuses on concept mastery. Students move from one group to another based on their need for assistance or enrichment. Students who finish early are given opportunities to participate on challenging projects for continuous intellectual growth.
Ms. Hunt diligently works one-on-one with many students, before, during and after school hours to help them thrive in an accelerated learning environment. Hands-on opportunities give students real life experiences, instill self-confidence, and develop a love for learning.
For more information, please call Self Development Charter School at (480) 641-2640.